Defenition of the word follicle-stimulating hormone

• Defenition of the word follicle-stimulating hormone

  • a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals
  • a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm

Hypernyms for the word follicle-stimulating hormone

• • gonadotrophic hormone
  • gonadotrophin
  • gonadotropic hormone
  • gonadotropin

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